Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Samoa
0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Solomon Islands
0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
30th
Solomon Islands rank
32nd
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 30th and Solomon Islands ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Samoa, at 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 30th and Solomon Islands ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.